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By Sean McPolin The mum of an 11-year-old boy who was tasered by police has hit out at authorities for their actions. Officers tasered Samantha Hinton’s son Wesley at a property in Pompano Beach, Florida on January 20 after he wielded a butcher knife and threatened to cause harm to himself and his 10-year-old sister. Surveillance video of the incident has since been released as Samantha claims the responding deputies’ actions were unnecessary and have caused long-term effects on her young son. The incident started when Wesley grabbed a knife after getting “really mad” at his sister in an argum…

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